The name given by Jacob to the pillar erected in Transjordania (modern Jordan) by him and Laban to seal their agreement (Genesis 31:47-48). The name is explained as meaning 'Witness Mound', and was called by Laban Yegar Sahardutha which has the same meaning in Aramaic.

The garden in which God placed Adam and Eve, said to have been located between the Euphrates and the Tigris (Genesis 8-15). Research has shown that the area was once very fertile and that it became known during pre-historic times for itís lush gardens, a feature which may have inspired the growth of romance around itís characterization. Whether mythical or real the Garden of Eden came to symbolize Manís lost age of innocence.

One of the three cities of refuge designated by Moses (Deuteronomy 4:45) in the land of Bashan. It is to the east of the Kinnereth Sea, somewhat further into modern Syria than what is now known as the Golan Heights.

The district west of the northern Suez Canal and the part of Egypt closest to Canaan. Joseph asked his brothers to bring their father Jacob to live with them in Goshen (Genesis 45:10).The main settlement of the Israelites in Egypt was located at the city of Avaris in the Goshen region. Recent excavations at Tel ed-Daba have revealed extensive remains of dwellings and tombs thought to have belonged to the Israelites. Goshen is mentioned in Genesis 45:10,Genesis 46:28 and Genesis 47:27.

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